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Household of William Thomas (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Thomas and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1844 in Paddington, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Thomas, born in 1834 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1867 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Louis (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Charles (born 1856 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), William's Sister Daughter, Caroline (born 1862 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Louise (born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1812 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Susan

Thomas

Wife
Female

Alice

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Thomas

Son
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Male

Louis

Thomas

Son
Male

Charles

Hickmott

Stepson
Female

Caroline

Hickmott

Sister Daughter
Female

Louise

Bennett

Servant
Female

Sarah

Smith

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Jacob

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Paddington, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

37

1844

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Susan

Thomas

Wife

Married

47

1834

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Alice

Thomas

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Louis

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charles

Hickmott

Stepson

Single

25

1856

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Hickmott

Sister Daughter

Single

19

1862

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Louise

Bennett

Servant

Single

18

1863

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Smith

Visitor

Widow

69

1812

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Jacob

Servant

-

32

1849

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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